History

23

May

A look inside Beyond Patriotic Phobias

Understanding the transnational and oceanic history of Peru and Chile.

22

Apr

A Look Inside Sea Change, a Stunning New Atlas for Our Times

“A stunning atlas of the present and future.”—Rebecca Solnit

18

Apr

Q&A with Jordan S. Rubin, author of Bizarro

Bizarro is a page-turning tale of the unprecedented prosecution of Burton Ritchie and Ben Galecki, the Florida-based founders of a sprawling “spice” (synthetic cannabinoid) operation. With this book, journalist and former New York …

11

Apr

#NCPH2023: Reckoning with the Legacy of Slavery at Universities, Examining Historic Districts, and More Reflections on Public History from The Public Historian

NCPH 2023, with the theme “To Be Determined,” was held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 12-15, 2023. In conjunction with the conference, the editors of The Public Historian curated a list of previously …

07

Apr

UC Press March Award Winners

UC Press is proud to publish award-winning authors and books across many disciplines. Below are several of our March 2023 award winners. Please join us in celebrating these scholars by sharing the …

06

Apr

Join Christina Gerhardt for the Sea Change Book Tour

“A stunning atlas of the present and future.”—Rebecca Solnit, author of several books including Infinite Cities: A Trilogy of Atlases—San Francisco, New Orleans, New York Atlases are being redrawn as islands are disappearing. …

03

Apr

How a Family Story Reframed My Understanding of Internationalism and Revolutionary Solidarity

By Christina Heatherton, author of Arise! Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution My new book, Arise! Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution, was born of family …

28

Mar

Asian Immigrants Chasing – and Defending – the Suburban American Dream

By James Zarsadiaz, author of Resisting Change in Suburbia: Asian Immigrants and Frontier Nostalgia in L.A. Today, notions of an urban and liberal Asian America continue to prevail, even though Asian Americans …

28

Mar

Q&A with Sureshkumar Muthukumaran, author of The Tropical Turn

The Tropical Turn chronicles the earliest histories of familiar tropical Asian crops in the ancient Middle East and the Mediterranean, from rice and cotton to citruses and cucumbers. Drawing on archaeological materials …

23

Mar

Why Sammy Davis Jr. Is Still Relevant to Today’s Discussions of Race

By Matthew Frye Jacobson, author of Dancing Down the Barricades: Sammy Davis Jr. and the Long Civil Rights Era: A Cultural History It has been supremely challenging, in the face of the …